Could you pass the UCI’s Pro Cycling Test? (video)

Cycling Weekly travelled to the UCI World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland to see if they have the talent to make it as a pro cyclist.

Using talent ID to discover riders from around the world is an enviable challenge. Race results can tell a lot about a rider’s potential to certain extent, but attempting to source talent from far-flung corners of the globe on results alone can be tricky despite modern methods of recruitment.

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Paul Knott is a fitness and features writer, who has also presented Cycling Weekly videos as well as contributing to the print magazine as well as online articles.  In 2020 he published his first book, The Official Tour de France Road Cycling Training Guide (Welbeck), a guide designed to help readers improve their cycling performance via cherrypicking from the strategies adopted by the pros.